Introduction

Introduction:

Hey, I'm Jenny. I'm an Australian-Vietnamese girl, currently residing in year 10 in high school. This blog, will be a documentation of my teeth, my braces, and transformation journey from Year 10 to the final stages of my teeth and smile. This blog will be more of my own personal journal, documenting the stages and things I'm overcoming whether it's teeth related or something else entirely. This is what I have chosen to share to the internet, and if you would like to follow my journey along with me, or have any questions, feel free to follow and ask my blog!

 

Background:

When I was younger, I had pretty good baby teeth. They were white, straight and cute. However that all changed in Year 5, where I was too scared to pull out my own teeth because of the pain. That resulted in teeth growing too early, in my parents having to pay hundreds of dollars to visit the dentists to pull my teeth out. When I entered high school, there were two canine teeths that had been protuding into this weird vampire fang like image, and my brother was teasing me how I'm secretly a vampire because of my "fangs" I realised that my teeth were extremely ugly, not because of those fangs, but my bottom teeth were crooked and some teeth at the back were pressed inwards too much. As I grew to years 8, 9 and 10, I would never show my teeth in photos, I would always clamp them shut and my mouth would always be closed. Whenever I laughed, I would always cover my mouth to not show the protuding teeth to people, and whenever I smiled too big, the two teeths would come pointing out anyways on my mouth. I hated my teeth, and therefore I was always never able to smile happily and properly and I forced myself to hide my smile.

The Decision:

I knew that I had to get braces. The problem was... how the hell was I supposed to afford 6 grand? I'm just a teenager studying in high school, and my parents would most likely object to the idea of getting my teeth fixed. So for 4 years, I was unhappy, and there was no resolution. Everyone I knew were getting braces and here I was stuck with ugly teeth. I was so desperate to get my teeth fixed, I would do anything. Then, in the middle year of Year 10, I decided I need to speak with my Mum. It took a while for us to actually take action, but we went to the dentist and he told us to go to our nearest orthodontist. I booked an appointment with them and from then, I researched everything I could about braces. I stumbled on some blogs, and decided, I needed to document this very important life journey with me. We went to my first ever orthodontist appointment, recommended by my friends and my mum's workmate, and it was great. The staff was heaps friendly, and right on the first appointment I knew I wanted my braces. So on my first appointment, we took some pictures, got a mold and my spacers in. Right from day one, to the day I would be able to smile happily, with no restraints. This is my braces journey, and I hope you enjoy.